Following on the update
There are two main speculative issues at hand here: firstly, people might be feeling demotivated because the ambassador program isn’t meeting expectations. Secondly, not all the actions we outlined at the beginning to improve the program have been implemented so far.
We had many things planned, but not everything has been successful. We should revisit and focus on accomplishing them over the next 10 weeks.
What are those?
- Sessions with the DappRadar team.
- Engagement with the ambassadors from the DappRadar team.
- Inter-ambassadorial engagement.
What actions have we taken regarding the previous point?
- We conducted an internal ambassador culture-sharing session, during which we observed some team members and ambassadors engaging with each other.
- Thus far, we’ve had one meeting with the ambassadors discussing DappRadar, including insights into the vision and mission directly from the founders. A great introductory meeting.
Next steps:
- Schedule an Ambassador meeting with the DappRadar team for Q2.
- Organize another Ambassador-to-Ambassador engagement session.
PS:
The team is feeling overwhelmed; everyone has a significant number of tasks to complete. We have numerous development, maintenance, and support tasks for the DappRadar products. As you can see, Quests keeps on improving. We are adding more chain integrations like Aptos and Oasys, with Aleph hopefully coming soon. Additionally, more product features are being added, so far we had TokenSwap and Web3 ecosystem page (with tons of backend improvements). In the DAO, we’ve had a lot of metagovernance and DAO-to-DAO collaborations. Furthermore, we’ve been busy with reports and collaborative work with many Web3 organizations. And there’s a lot more happening behind the scenes.
What is Alex thinking?
We have several things that need to be explored:
- We need to assess the performance of ambassadors and understand how they feel about their work.
- We need to reevaluate those who are not performing and determine why.
- Find solutions to improve performance.
- We need to decide whether the program should primarily focus on DappRadar as a product or on DappRadar DAO and its community exclusively. This decision will have implications across various aspects of our work.
- We must consider whether to align with DAO-to-DAO and metagovernance processes or not.
- Should we maintain our goals for DappRadar awareness and data contribution, or should we transition to deeper, more specialized topics?
What’s happening? What’s the latest? Alex’s perspective (the huge Rant)
Rant 1: I believe the ambassador program should be improved. Monthly basis payment is not ideal; it should be task-based. For this to work, DappRadar Quests need to be compatible. Otherwise, it will require a lot of manual work from my side, which is currently not feasible. The tasks themselves can also be enhanced. Some ambassadors may not be satisfied with them because they might not align with their preferences, or perhaps we assigned the wrong tasks to the wrong ambassadors.
Rant 2: The sudden switch by David was a bit discouraging, but in my opinion, it was necessary to regroup the ambassadors and work closely to better understand their needs.
Rant 3: Low team engagement with ambassadors is a concern (i know), compounded by the team’s busy schedule as mentioned above. While this isn’t an excuse, but maintaining a healthy work-life balance is crucial.
Rant 4: Personally, as the one who initiated and planned Season 0 and 1, I believe it’s time for the ambassadors to shift their focus from working solely with DappRadar as a product to emphasizing DappRadar as a DAO community. This transition will entail changes in ambassador tasks: dapp listings will no longer be an ambassador responsibility; instead, we’ll need more content creators for platforms like X and Twitter to promote DappRadar DAO. There should be increased outreach to other DAOs for potential collaborations, along with more educational initiatives and research. Additionally, ambassadors may need to take a more hands-on approach in the community, organizing events and providing moderation and support. Essentially, the community on Discord (and possibly Telegram) will be overseen by the DAO initiative, with ambassador assistance.
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